Elijah Lagg holds the TE · Backup spot in Pittsburgh Panthers’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Elijah Lagg is a 6'2", 245-pound tight end from Mountain Home, Arkansas who enrolled at Pittsburgh in January 2026 as a transfer. At UAB in 2025, Lagg appeared in all 12 games with 6 starts, recording 20 receptions for 164 yards. He posted career highs of 4 catches and 43 receiving yards in a November 29 win over Tulsa. Prior to his time with the Blazers, Lagg spent 2023-24 at Copiah-Lincoln CC, where he had 7 receptions for 85 yards across 14 games. A two-time All-State performer in high school, he won a state wrestling championship during an undefeated senior season.

UABthrough 2025

Pittsburgh2026 — present